No because the bottom of the fuse from the aft of the wing to the rudder is solid light ply with no lightening holes. I would have to cut the light ply somewhere between the ribs and build a box. Seems like everytime I build one of these modern ARF's I come out WAY nose heavy. BTW, I mounted the engine at the exact location specified forward of the firewall, now I am sorry I did that and NO I am not moving it back after having at least an hour in cowling installation.. Frustrating[:@]